“Once the trains undergo trials from the manufacturers, they will need to be cleared by the Commissioner of Railway Safety for final approval before putting into public use. Once inducted in service, the frequency of service will come down from presently 20-25 minutes to five minutes,” he added.

In January 2024, the MMRDA had already merged the Monorail Project Implementation Unit with the Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation to revive the financially struggling Mumbai Monorail. At present, the monorail has been incurring losses, estimated to be  in the region of R529 crore in 2023-24.

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“The problem with the monorail is its route, which has been selected between Chembur station and Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk (Saat Rasta between Curry Road and Mahalaxmi station), where much crowding is not available. Though services and reliability improve, there will be only a limited maximum number of commuters that will be able to use the service,” commuter activist Jitendra Gupta of the Citizens’ Transport Committee said.

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